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Diablo FX Launches The First Wireless Guitar FX Control Pedal

Diablo FX Launches The First Wireless Guitar FX Control
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Diablo FX, a new player
in the guitar market, introduces a truly innovative solution for
effects pedal players: Sound Control 6. The Sound Control system is
the first wireless all-in-one effects pedal management system which
enables guitar players to turn on and off multiple analog or
digital effects in one stomp. Sound Control 6 is unique because of
its wireless design, which means no cords and power strips at the
front of the stage or in the way at practice.

Convenience

Everyone who uses pedals when performing experiences the same
dilemma: set-up and break-down takes forever, power cords clutter
up the stage and the performers had better be very practiced and
skilled to stomp on the right pedal, or combination of pedals, at
the right time. Joseph Lockyer, co-founder of Diablo FX, was no
stranger to these challenges, and, playing more and bigger gigs, he
really needed a simpler solution. At that point, he and Rick Schwab
invented a new wireless pedal, the first of its kind: Sound Control
6, to be introduced to the world for the first time at NAMM
2013.

"I will never go back to pushing pedals again, because Sound
Control 6 makes everything so easy. My set-up takes me about seven
minutes now: take out my amps, plug in, take out my wireless pedal
and put it on stage, and I'll go have a beer while the rest of the
guys are still setting up," Lockyer says with a grin and adds "At
the end of the night, I pick up my pedal, throw it in the bag,
close my box up and I'm done."

Control

Not only is set-up easy, playing with Sound Control 6 makes your
performance simpler and better. It is hard to turn a number of
pedals on and off at the same time, within half a second. Even the
most practiced players easily miss pedals again and again. Sound
Control 6 can be placed anywhere on stage and it allows to control
up to six effects pedals or effects loops. Simply select the pedals
you want to be "on" for up to four different channels. Now, you can
turn on or off up to six pedals on each channel with one button
push. Listening to all the changes that happen with just one button
click is amazing: turning on the EQ, adding analog delay, a little
reverb - players appreciate the huge benefit to be able to do all
those things without having to perform the usual "tap dance".

High fidelity

When a pedal is not in use, Sound Control 6 bypasses it
altogether. When using stomp boxes, the audio signal is degraded
traveling through various pedals in line, regardless whether they
are turned on or off. With Sound Control 6, however, a pedal that
is not in use, will be physically bypassed, so the audio signal is
not going through that pedal at all. This allows for minimal signal
disruption. Another factor is the length of cable run across the
stage. With regular stomp boxes, the signal has to travel through
75 feet of cord or more. Sound Control 6 only requires a couple of
feet of cable to be connected, further decreasing loss of
fidelity.

Versatility

Sound Control 6 allows for great versatility. "You can use it
for up to six effects on each of the four channels, or as an amp
switching device or use it as an effects loop for a digital
processor. You can do so many things with it, it's crazy" says
Lockyer.